“Aster Ferlini, Shelly Fowler, Haiden Ludgram, Wayne Gerome, Zack Centauri, Kurt Ashford… “All the names that I mentioned, tell them to be at the Jade Estate tomorrow,” Kaze said. Aster, Shelly, and Zach teamed up with Frank to murder James. Zach was arrested already but the other two were still roaming free. As for Haiden, Wayne, Zack and Kurt, they were unimates of James, plus Kaze and Darcy. A few years ago, they were instigated by Henry to team up with Jessica and Kelly to accuse James, resulting in James’ expulsion from the university. All of them were arrested when the Construction and Material Society dissolved. Kelly, being closely involved with Henry, was forced off the ledge of Hilfinger Corporation’s building by the Lilyrose Three Elites. As for the others, they were released after a few days of detention. Kaze did not forget about them on James’ death anniversary. “I understand.” Snow nodded and went back to contact the names on the list. After walki
To ensure the God of War's safety, the airspace above the district had been declared a no-fly zone. Only armed helicopters were hovering above the sky for security measures. The intersection between Jade Lake and other river streams were also guarded by divers and marine officers. Every aspect of sky, land, and water was heavily guarded! The city council of Lilyrose also received an order from the top brass. “From now on, the Lilyrose Police Department is required to mobilize all officers on duty and stand guard 24/7. The God of War has made too many achievements, that’s why there are many foreign forces trying to remove him. “Stay on guard at all times. It is not just to ensure the God of War’s safety, but it is also to protect the citizens of Lilyrose!” The mayor, Johnson, gave a strict order to his men at the briefing. The Jade Estate was under heavy security. The Golding and Everia families were stunned. The top three families were originally on the same boat, y
Albert had to go to Lilyrose for the inauguration ceremony, so Vanik had to stay back to cover for him while he was away. Therefore, Vanik had to find a representative to attend the inauguration ceremony on his behalf. At least he would be able to send someone on his side to meet the God of War. Upon hearing the news, the Quint and the Oceanid families were delighted. Darcy also voiced her request. “Uncle Nelson, when you see the God of War tomorrow, can you please say something good for Kaze?” “Say something good? Sure.” Nelson got carried away by his newly gained prestige, so he said, “You two divorce and I’ll ask the God of War to forgive him.” Darcy was silenced. “I guess the recovered wound doesn’t feel painful at all. You seemed to have forgotten about the two hundred copies of the confidentiality manual,” Kaze said as he shook his head. He also texted someone on his phone. “What are you talking about, you retard!” Nelson glared at him. He rolled his sleeves up
“Remember to behave in front of Mathias. He’s a little tough to get along with but he’s the only one who can help you now.” Darcy said seriously, “When you see the God of War, remember to behave yourself. He is not just an important person, he’s also the hero of the country.” “I got it.” Kaze saw the concerns on her face and how she worried that he would say something wrong, so he was forced to nod. Darcy and her family refused to go, so there was nothing Kaze could do. At 9:00 AM, Kaze and Darcy waited in front of their house. A while later, a speeding Maybach arrived before their gate. The driver came down and opened the rear door for Mathias. “Mathias, thank you so much,” Darcy said. Mathias waved his hand nonchalantly and then looked at Kaze. “Get in.” “Kaze, remember what I told you. Behave…” Darcy gave her final reminder before she drove her own car to work. “As a man, your wife sure does worry about you a lot. I got to give it to you.” Mathias was just
Haiden, Wayne, Zack, Kurt, Aster, and Shelly. The six people that Kaze informed Snow to contact yesterday had appeared before him. “Since when did you six get together?” Kaze asked without answering Shelly’s question. The two groups of people should not know each other. The six of them were intrigued when Kaze started the topic. “Many of the attendees today, be it Mathias Queen of the Queen family or the famous superstar, Taylor Swan, or even the top three families, all bought entry slots with money.” Haiden said with a grin, “Only the six of us are invited by the Lilyrose Strategic Department!” “It’s said that this is the God of War’s personal invitation.” “I also heard that the God of War Palace is recruiting talents, that’s why as the elite representatives of Lilyrose, the six of us caught the God of War’s attention!” “From today onward, we will reach the peak of our lives!” “The best tend to group with the best, don’t you understand?” All six of them seemed ha
Frank’s resentful words sent chills down many people’s spine, including the members from the top three families. After Kaze broke Frank’s legs and made him handicapped, Frank seemed to have lost his sanity. The only thing that kept him alive was vengeance! Kaze noticed Frank’s current state of mind as well. He smiled and said, “Frank, I’m not a psychopath like you. The only thing I can do is keep you alive and what you just said will never come true.” Keeping a devastated person alive, making them live in eternal darkness without hope, was the cruelest punishment. “Fuck!” Frank shouted. If he could walk, he would jump on Kaze and bite his face off! His family members held him back, trying to stop him from getting too riled up. Everyone knew that Frank's only motivation for living was Kaze. Flint felt bad when he saw his son’s current state. He said coldly, “Tell the person in charge to get this retard out of the premises!” “Flint Golding, who gave you the nerves to
“Sheesh! Are you trying to get yourself in trouble?” “It’s good enough to get an entry slot. How many people on earth can get the chance to see the God of War?” “The Chapmans are the host and they too are seated here. They didn’t even complain.” Everyone was grateful to be able to attend the ceremony. After all, the inauguration ceremony should be an internal affair of the military and according to the rules, the ceremony should not invite outsiders. There was no roof above the audience’s seat. All the audience was only seated on the simplest chairs and there was no service of beverage or food. All the attendees in the audience seat were wealthy people who had gotten used to the luxury of life. They had never been in such a terrible situation before, especially Taylor. She was sweating profusely and her skin turned red due to exposure to the sun, yet she sat down obediently like a child and dared not make a noise. There were armed soldiers around the venue, maintaining
“That’s the God of War? I can’t see his face but why does he feel so ordinary?” “Mind your words!” The little grumble from one of the members of the top three families attracted side eyes from the others. “Yilon Musk is also the richest man in the world yet he looks like a crazy man and tons of people admire him.” “Yeah! Judging a book by its cover? How shallow!” “The God of War is not someone who we can understand!” Even though they could not see the God of War’s face up close, they showed respect to the hero of the country. “Salute!” Draco’s voice echoed loudly across the square as he lifted his arm. Everyone, on stage or off stage, raised their hands to salute with utmost respect and excitement. The God of War simply replied with the same salutation and said, “Let’s begin.” He did not use the mic but his voice was heard across the square. “Why does the God of War sound so familiar? It sounded exactly like the useless piece of trash from the Quint family!” som
Cyan simply watched from the side without a hint of guilt. She believed she had done everything that she could for Kaze. Even if Kaze were to be beaten to death, he deserved it and he could not blame it on anyone else. Jiro was stunned for a moment. When he was learning from his master, he was slapped many times and it was part of the training. It had been many years since his last slap. Kaze’s slap rendered his mind blank for a while. He finally regained his composure after some time. He stroked his burning cheek as he stared at Kaze with eyes burning with anger, almost materializing into an erupting, raging volcano. “It has been a long time since anyone slapped me. Arcadian, you are dead!” Jiro’s freezing words gave everyone chills. It was obvious that he was infuriated. Kaze was not deterred at all. He smiled and said, “Slap is nothing. I will make you kneel in front of me. “A coward like Wesley cannot represent us Arcadians, but your claim of making us kneel p
“Hold on!” Just as Jiro turned around, a voice came from the back, saying, “Jiro Sakamoto, was it? Did I say you could leave?” Jiro was stunned. He slowly turned around to Kaze and raised his brow. “What do you mean?” Cyan and the others were also in shock. ‘Did I say you could leave?!’ Kaze was practically saying that without his permission, Jiro could not leave. The audacity!? Was it because Miru defended him and he thought he could step on the pride of the face of the Refined Blade Dojo? Miru frowned but quickly eased up. She stepped aside without saying anything. Kaze stood firm and still, saying, “I’m like you. I don’t like serving revenge cold. If you want to take revenge, come at me now. I’ll give you a chance to strike.” He gestured at Jiro, indicating that he was ready for a fight. Jiro looked at Miru and then switched his attention back to Kaze. He scoffed, but it felt icy. “I’ve already spared your life once because of Ms. Scarlet, and you are still c
Everyone looked at where Jiro was pointing and saw Kaze. Wesley and the others immediately curled their lips into a gloating grin. Kaze’s words must have infuriated Jiro. He allowed others to leave except for Kaze, which he wanted to take away. One could only imagine what would happen to Kaze if Jiro took him back. However, before Wesley and the others could savor the moment, their smirks froze. Miru shook her head and said sternly, “Bronze Sparrow is open for business and we will not interfere with our customer’s private affairs, except this time. “I am making an exception for Kaze. I don’t care what you do to the others after you walk out of my place but with Kaze, it’s not happening.” “What the…” Miru’s words put everyone in shock, even Cyan and her friends widened their eyes in disbelief. Miru was defending Kaze?! Kaze knew Miru personally as well? Draig started to feel jealous about Kaze’s luck with women. Snow listened to him while the owner of Bronze Sp
“Nonsense!” Infuriated, Jiro shouted, “Woman, Bronze Sparrow thrives because of us Ryokanians! How dare you say that to us? “Who the hell are you? Not even Zoro, the previous manager, spoke to me like that!” “That’s why Zoro is dead.” Miru pursed her lips and raised her hand at the men behind her. “Let’s show Mr. Sakamoto what Bronze Sparrow is capable of.” “Alright, Boss!” Wolf, with an ever-smiley face, stepped up and walked toward Jiro and his men. Aside from the three Ryokanians Kaze had already taken down, eighteen remained. Seeing Wolf's bloated figure and cheerful smile as he approached them by himself, the Ryokanians burst into mocking laughter. “What is this fat guy trying to do? Is he trying to take us all at once?” “Look at his size. Was he a sumo wrestler before?” “Go get him. Teach him a lesson! Remind him that sumo wrestlers are no match for us!” One of them went up to Wolf with a ferocious smile. Bang! Wolf punched the man in the face, sending
“Huh?” Jiro frowned but then quickly smiled. He took the glass of whiskey from Cyan and said, “I’m always happy to give a beautiful woman some space.” Cyan breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around to face Kaze with a different look and said, “Kaze, what have you done? “Can you stop causing trouble? Stop bragging and stop with your nonsense! This is no time for that! Kneel before Mr. Sakamoto and ask for forgiveness! If he’s happy, your punishment might be lighter!” The look on her face screamed resentment for Kaze. “Now! If you waste this chance, I won’t care about your life and death anymore!” She did not want to get involved in his nonsense. Yet she was the one who organized the gathering and if something happened to Kaze, injured or dead, her father would scold her to death. It explained why she steeled herself up and tried to save Kaze, or so she assumed she was saving him.Kaze said, “Cyan, you should worry about yourself first. And, if you don’t want to be thei
Kaze was quiet during the entire confrontation, so no one noticed him until now. Wesley and the others finally thought of him. Kaze did not kneel! Wesley and the others were aggrieved. Kaze remained seated as he said, “Why should I kneel?” “You think you don’t need to kneel because you knocked out one of my men?” Jiro narrowed his eyes and said, “Only Brother Draig doesn’t need to kneel here. All the other men have no right to speak to me on their feet! It’s decided by strength!” He spoke in a deep and intimidating voice, expressing his displeasure. Everyone sensed the anger in his tone. With his intimidating presence, he would not allow an unruly person to disrupt the situation he had under control. He deliberately held back from the first strike because he wanted the overwhelming presence that he had created to force Kaze down on his knees. Such a way that targeted one’s mentality was smarter and more effective. “Kaze, you idiot! Why aren’t you down on your kn
“Go, open another bottle of wine.” Jiro tapped Cyan’s face, causing her cheeks to turn pale. She turned to Draig with begging eyes. Draig said, “Brother Jiro, Cyan is my friend…” “Is she your woman?” Jiro interrupted him once more. Draig was taken aback by the question. He had an instinctive glance at Snow and shook his head. “No.” Jiro did not even look at him. He pointed at Cyan and said, “Go. Open a bottle of wine and wait for me. I like an obedient woman. I don’t like to be rough on a woman.” Cyan was horrified. She teared up as she reluctantly went off to get the bottle of wine. Jiro and the men behind him then hopped onto the couch, taking up the places that belonged to Wesley and his friends. They were ungentlemanly. The moment they sat down, they grabbed the pretty girls into their arms and molested them, treating them like mere playthings for pleasure. The ladies lost their smiles and looked horrified. They tried to break free but no matter how hard the
The arrogance that Draig brought back to Arcadia had finally been blunted. He nodded and said, “I’m Draig Tenby, the heir of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists from Uleania. You are?” The Tenby family was the creator of the well-known Tenby Eight Extreme Fists technique. His father practiced the set of fists since he was young and his grandfather was publicly known as the grandmaster of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists. Whenever a Tenby had to reveal his or her background, they would naturally reveal that they practiced the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists. In addition, the family and the technique were famous in Uleania and Arcadia. Once they revealed their background, even the fiercest enemy would be deterred. “The heir of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists? Pardon me for not recognizing you earlier.” Jiro stood straight up and put on a strict face. He bowed and said, “Jiro Sakamoto, Refined Blade Clan.” “Jiro Sakamoto?!” Many others recognized the name and were shocked when they heard
Jiro pointed at the corner, indicating that the men could kneel there. His men behind him laughed in agreement. They then started to scrutinize the women as if they were picking one for themselves. The way they browsed through the women as if they were products left the women feeling sick and disgusted. Cyan’s face paled. She tried to shake off Jiro’s hand but could not even break free. She turned to Draig with eyes begging for help. “Let go of her!” Draig stepped up and stared down at Jiro. Jiro glanced at Draig and then raised his brows. He curled his lips up and said, “Hmph. And here I thought I found someone that I like.” “I said, let go of her!” Draig said, stepping closer to Jiro. Jiro tightened his clutch over Cyan’s jaw, making her tear up. He chuckled and said, “Beat me and I’ll let her go.” “You bastard!” Draig cursed. Cyan did everything she could to set him up with Snow, but he had to return the favor. Even though Draig feared Jiro, he steeled himsel